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In what had to be considered a pretty
shocking announcement to most, Michigan ended one of the
longest standing relationships between a college athletic program and a corporate sponsor today when it announced a eight-year deal with adidas starting ...
That's right - pour your beer all over
yourself!
Football season is coming up, and if nothing
else it means few months full of great beer
commercials. And to whet our August appetite Coors Light has signed former Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green to appear in its famed mock press ...
In the few weeks between the French Open
and Wimbledon there are a few weeks in between
when players tune up their grass court games. What happened at the Queen's tournament in England to Marc Gicquel should not be permitted under any circumstances. Here is the caption from yahoo sports...
Remember Jeff Samardzija ? Last time you heard
from him he was being glorified on national TV
along with his pals Brady Quinn and Charlie Weis . And no longer being buoyed by NBC's self-interested promotion of the Irish, his luck seems to have dried up , at least for now.
Former University of Washington and newly drafted Sacramento
Kings center Spencer Hawes is going to fit in
just fine in his new home. Hawes is a hardcore conservative, and should feel at home with Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the most prominent ...
David Beckham is the talk of the sports
world and perhaps the biggest thing to ever happen
to the MLS. And while Beckham has hit Southern California, making the Galaxy MLS' version of the Yankees, Moneyball's favorite GM may be coming to the league ...
LIO had the pleasure of interviewing Keith Law
, Senior Baseball Writer for ESPN’s Scouts Inc. Keith
is one of ESPN's baseball gurus, and spearheaded the coverage of the recent MLB draft. Prior to coming to ESPN, Law spent 4 1/2 years as a ...
In the United States the justice system stands
by the motto "innocent until proven guilty." Minor League
Baseball stands by another saying, and it probably goes by something like "strike the right promotion while the iron is still hot." With that in ...
Hey USC Trojan fans, do you think you'll
have had enough of the circus atmosphere by the
time OJ Mayo leaves campus next April? There will be no rest for the weary, because guess who will be next? That's right, Lil' Romeo . Lil' Romeo, aka Romeo, ...
A disturbing trend has coming out of the
Mets organization. First there was Guillermo Mota's steroid suspension
last November, and last week former clubhouse worker Kirk Radomski admitted to dealing steroids to numerous MLB players. Now, Mets minor ...
This isn't the type of stuff that usually
shows up in the police blotter, but it's certainly
true. BYU track star Kyle Perry was arrested last week after getting out of his car and striking a pedestrian. With a mop. Perry's car apparently got too ...
When the Altanta Braves traded for relief pitcher
Wilredo Ledezma on June 20th, they didn't really get
what they had hoped for. In eight appearances with the Braves he's 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA. But when the team allowed Ledezma to return to his native ...
Yankees Rookie Pitcher Ian Kennedy is scheduled to
be married on October 6th. Which is a problem
if the Yankees hold onto the WildCard and make the playoffs.
Former Florida State Seminole and Baltimore Ravens linebacker
Peter Boulware lived in the public eye during his
nine year NFL career. And now he's set to return to the public eye. He's running for office. Boulware announced his candidacy on behalf ...
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NFL
Lots of people don’t like the BCS, and
they usually advocate for a playoff system in its
stead. There are tons of reasons tossed out on a playoff system’s behalf, ranging from the wise to the mundane to the jealous. But here’s one that you ...
The baseball season has heated up, and there
are plenty of news items going on. Barry Bonds
is going to break Hank Aaron's home run record any day, the Milwaukee Brewers are in first place, and the trade deadline is just days away. But there's one ...
Summer is in its waning days, and golfers
nationwide have used the summer months to take to
the golf course. While you may have lowered your handicap recently, Sheila Drummond has done something recently that you probably haven't. She hit a ...
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Golf
We've all heard the stories - now see
some photos. Take a look at Michael Jordan (and
pal Charles Oakley) hitting the town.
This photo is from last week, when the
Timberwolves beat the Jazz 111-100 . And as you
can see here, at least 2 of Rashad McCants' 22 points came against some tight defense from Kyle Korver. Is this the new method of taking a charge? I think Ashton ...







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